(childish) In children's games of marbles, the mode of play where one player attempts to drop a marble from above in order to hit a marble on the ground.
A competitive shooting sport that originated in southern California in the early 1980s, in which competitors use various different kinds of gun in Old West-themed courses, aiming for time and accuracy.
(informal, statistics) A statistical trend in a graph of survey data in which most of the results are flat and then the graph suddenly peaks in a steep near-vertical direction.
(idiomatic, games) A deadly game in which a person loads a single bullet in the cylinder of a revolver, spins the cylinder so that the bullet's location is unknown, points the muzzle at his/her head, and pulls the trigger. In its most lethal form, played by multiple participants each of whom takes a turn until the weapon discharges.
Alternative form of square shooter [(idiomatic) A person who is fair, trustworthy, or forthright; a person who bargains or transacts business in a fair, honest manner.]
(chiefly US) A hunt or hunting competition, using rifles or shotguns, in which wild turkeys are the prey; a marksmanship contest in which a turkey is the prize.
Alternative form of turkey shoot [(chiefly US) A hunt or hunting competition, using rifles or shotguns, in which wild turkeys are the prey; a marksmanship contest in which a turkey is the prize.]
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